Grieving father calls for more bike lanes

A heartbroken man whose daughter got knocked off her bike and died in Dublin has appealed for better safety measures.

The father of cyclist Donna Fox shows danger of cycling eloquently spoke about the dangers of bikes in the city in a moving interview on Monday night.

Speaking to Claire Byrne, he spoke about the moment he heard about the death of a cyclist in the news and thought that some poor family would be dealt a terrible blow.

Claire Byrne and Peter Fox. Pic: RTE/Claire Byrne Show

But later he discovered that his own daughter Donna was the ninth cyclist to die on Irish roads so far this year.

The 30-year-old passed away after her bike collided with a truck near East Wall in the north inner-city on September 6.

Revealing how Donna planned to marry her partner, he said that their wedding day would make him the happiest man alive.

Donna Fox. Pic: RIP.ie

‘Every father would say she was brilliant but she was you know. She was a great friend, she never let me down. She was great company. She kept the family going, she kept all of us on our toes.’

Having warned her previously about taking care on the roads, Mr Fox said he hoped that her death would not be in vain.

Peter Fox relives the moment he heard about his daughter’s death. Pic: RTE/Claire Byrne Show

‘I said to her ‘look, you’re mad cycling in the city’. I said ‘it’s a death trap’ and she said ‘no, it’s cycle lanes the whole way’. You can put a cycle lane through my sitting room, I wouldn’t care if it saved some family going through this,’ he said.

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